It may be about a year old, but the iPad Air is still the best tablet for most people – and it’s even better when you pair it with an Apple Pencil 2. And today the combo is cheaper than ever: Amazon sells the iPad Air for $499 and the Apple Pencil 2 for $89, a combined savings of $140 and the lowest price we’ve ever seen for both.
The iPad Air has an all-screen aluminum design with a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display and a USB-C port for charging. It was updated in 2022 with an M1 processor, 12 MP front camera and 5G, and is not expected to be refreshed until 2024. The Apple Pencil 2 attaches magnetically to the side of the iPad for charging and can be used for navigation, writing, and drawing with “imperceptible lag, pixel-perfect precision, and tilt and pressure sensitivity.”
In our 4.5-star review, we called the iPad Air the “best iPad in Apple’s range,” and our opinion hasn’t changed a year later. And with the Apple Pencil 2 for $140 off, nothing comes close.
